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What’s Halloween Without a Little Mystery ??

October 27, 2010

 

 

Available  for purchase from  October 26th 2010 to November 16h 2010 in Restaurant City are HALLOWEEN MYSTERY BOXES !!! Each box contains one collectible figurine. Collect all six figurines in a series and you will be rewarded a super-fast and super cool stove to match that series!! Thats not all, make sure to keep reading to find out more exciting stuff!!!

 

 

Unlocking all the stoves (completing all three series) will lead to the ULTIMATE REWARD: The Trick or Treat Monster House! This ultimate reward is not just an arcade machine that will earn you 1000 coins every 4 hours, but also adds a whopping +3 to max popularity in your restaurant. Watch for the shock on your trick or treaters face when they see who greets them at this door!

 

FAQS:

Q: Where do I find the Mystery boxes to purchase?

The Mystery boxes icon can be found on the left hand side of your restaurant above your free gifting icon

Q: Are the Halloween Mystery boxes gift able?

Currently they are only gift able at the time of purchase before they are opened.

Q: Once I have received my mystery items where can I find them in my inventory?

Figurines can be found by clicking on redecorate, storage (crate icon) then decorations tab.

Stoves can be found by clicking on redecorate, storage (crate icon) then kitchen appliances tab.

Trick or Treat Monster House Arcade can be found by clicking on redecorate, storage (crate icon) then functional tab.

Q: When is the last day to buy items?

November 16th, 2010 GMT

Q: Do i have to buy the stoves and Trick or Treat Monster House once I unlock them?

Nope!!!! They are a reward absolutely FREE and will be automatically added to your inventory as you earn them!!!

Q: is it possible to unlock the same stove or Monster House more than once ?

No it is not possible to unlock more than one of the same stoves, or the Trick or treat Monster House.

Q: Is it possible to unlock figurines more than once?

You should not receive more than two max of the same figurine

Q: I can’t find the items in the shop. Help.

The only way to obtain these items is by purchasing the Halloween Mystery Box or by being gifted a Mystery box.


Make sure to log into Restaurant City now to check out the new Halloween Mystery boxes !!!

EAT DRINK & BE SCARY !!!!

*We will be updating the faqs as we receive more questions from our users , please feel free to post a comment on this blog post of anything you can think of for us to add to our FAQs to help our users.


 

 

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TRICK or TREAT !!!

October 26, 2010


As the last week of  Halloween approaches in Restaurant City customers will be heard screaming at restaurant doors all around that  familiar sound of people celebrating Halloween…..

Trick or Treat
Maggie’s sweet
Give us something
Good to eat !!!

We are in for a week of Tricks, Treats, and good things to eat, with the Boo-licious contest winner’s recipes showing up on your menus for your customers to EAT. Watch out … using the restrooms in your restaurants this week might be TRICKY for your customers, and Mystery Boxes return with Halloween figurine collectible items inside and an extra TREAT if you collect each set!!!



The spookiness of Halloween starts in the exterior of your restaurants! Outdoor Halloween decor is just as important as indoor decor. This week you have the option of two different exterior designs, or why not make a combination of both of them?

Suburban exterior decorations will give your restaurants a cozy Halloween feeling for customers looking for a more relaxed, country-style Halloween atmosphere.

Suburban Halloween Roof Pumpkin Scarecrow
Suburban Halloween Porch Halloween Party Banner Suburban Halloween Window
New England Tiles Yellow New England Tiles Green New England Tiles Blue

For those cooks wanting a spookier feel to their restaurants, we’ve added some new exterior items so you can create an eerie entrance to help you scare up some extra business and extra fun!

Spooky Dungeon Door Dungeon Fence Black Cat Fence
Happy witch Halloween Lights Creepy Tree
Witch Hunter Mob

Take your customers on a ride they will never forget with these Ghost train tables, chairs and stove, where your cooks will be cooking and serving up some Boo-licious meals. Don’t forget the train tracks or your customers might be in for some terrifying unexpected stops!

Ghost Train Stove 

(Cooks 22 % faster)

 Ghost Train Chair Ghost Train Table
Train Track Tiles 

(Tiles sold individually)

Let your customers earn you some money while joining in on some Halloween fun! The Spooky organ sounds will leave chills down your customers back. Please Note: Halloween Arcade  is just a game. We advise you not to try this at home. Best leave this to the professionals!!!

Halloween Arcade – Friday Only available 24 hrs

Spooky Organ – Sat, Sun and Monday only

Spooky Organ  

(Earns 1500/6hrs)

 Arcade Machine
 

(Earns 750/6 hrs)

Go Extra Pumpkin-y inside your restaurants this Halloween. Create a real Halloween feel by grouping  pumpkins and Jack o’Lanterns together in different sizes, colors, and shapes throughout your restaurants

Halloween Banquet Table  

(Seats six people)

(Increases patience at table by 1 second)

 Halloween Feast  

(Decoration Only)
Halloween Pumpkin Pile Pumpkin Lamp 

(Free Gift)

 Large Pumpkin Lamp
Elegant Pumpkin Lamp 

(Unlocked with email permission)

 Pumpkin Lantern  

(Free Gift)

While waiting to be seated, customers can take a stroll down your Gallery of Ghostly Delights where each image is more terrifying than the next. They’ll moan at Mona Pumpkin, they’ll scream right along with Pumpkin Scream, they’ll gawp at Pumpkin with Pearl Earring, and then brace themselves for the worst image of all … the hideous Skeleton Mirror!!!   Eeeeeeeks!!  Wonder if they will notice that it’s just their reflection? Ahem… maybe they should comb their hair or something?

Mona Pumpkin Pumpkin Scream Pumpkin With Pearl Earing
Skeleton Mirror

Use the concrete Halloween Pillars adorned with creepy decorations or the basic autumn dividers or divider blocks in multiple sets throughout your restaurants to create a makeshift fence or barrier

Spider Party Column Skeleton Party Column Jack o Lantern Party Colum
Ghost Party Column Party Column Autumn Stone Divider Block
Autumn Divider Autumn Divider Block Autumn Iron Divider

Your customers will have to be extra careful when flushing these toilets, or your restaurant may be left with an abundance of almond brain pudding to serve up. Washing their hands at the Sink o’ Doom, maybe for the last time? That reflection in the mirror, is it what they think it is? Who knows?

Sink o’Doom Toilet o’Doom

Halloween is a time for fun and mischief with traditional games such as apple bobbing.  So set out the Dunkin apples decor, maybe a black witch’s cat or two, and even a trick or treater like the Lil Devil.  And a party just isn’t a party without balloons!!!  Make sure you have a bunch of the Monster and Ghost party balloons to hand out at the door to arriving customers.

Monster Party Balloon Ghost Party Balloon Tombstone  

(Free Gift)
Lil Devil Black Cat
Dunkin Apples Sweet Pot 

(Free Gift)

This Halloween your customers will be able to indulge in the 1st place award winning Brain Drain drink and Gasping Ghoulash meal. The Gasping Ghoulash may look like an ordinary dish or pasta but just wait until you serve it to your customers; they will definitely be left Gasping at what they see!!!

Brain Drain  

(Drink)

 Gasping Ghoulash  

(Main)

Dress your employees up in these costumes with masks; the Scary clown will have your customers thinking “why so serious?” Wonder if they will also notice the Bats flying around your restaurants?

Skeleton Mask Clown Mask
Skeleton Outfit Scary Clown Outfit

We hope you have enjoyed this final week of Halloween. Don’t forget to visit Restaurant City forums and Fan Page regularly for free ingredient giveaways and to keep up with whats new in Restaurant City!.

Eat Drink and Be Scary!!!

*Disclaimer* Sometimes decisions are made at the last-minute and things can work out differently to how we first thought. All information including pricing should be taken as a guidance only and is subject to change before and after release.

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Week of The Living Dead

October 19, 2010

 

It’s close to release time, and something evil’s lurking in the Restaurant City air. In this week’s update your customers will experience a sight that will make them freeze as horror looks them in the eyes. With the Midnight darkness still lurking in anticipation of Halloween, the undead will begin to walk among your customers unnoticed, and Zombies crawling in search of food will be seen terrorizing customers in restaurants across the city. Prepare your customers to be thrilled more than ever before!

Barricade your Survivor customers inside your restaurants with these exterior windows and doors to keep them safe. The Undead Hordes are on the hunt for food currently not available on your menu, and if they have it their way hordes of zombies will be serving up some Survivors Brain Pudding very soon!!!

Barricaded Door Barricaded Window
Survivors Undead Horde

Each one of these characters in your restaurant will serve a purpose this week. Justin Brie, undead Cop and Zombie Nurse will make a good test subjects for your mad scientist who is busily working on the re-animated fluid, while The Chef in Hazmat suit will ensure your customers food is not contaminated with the evil in the air

Zombie Justin Brie Mad Scientist Chef in Hazmat Suit
Undead Cop Zombie Nurse

From the outside of your restaurants everything may look all secure and boarded up but from the inside the undead can be seen waving their arms through windows trying to scavenge for food. Hopefully, you have stocked up on lots of ingredients in your Restaurants to hold of the undead from wanting to feed on your customers.

Zombie Attack Window 

(animated)

 Boarded Up Window Bio-hazard Window
Abandoned Hospital Door

Customers safety always comes first in Restaurant City.These tables are a good reminder for your customers to watch out for possible chemical and radioactivity around your restaurant as they eat their meals.

Biohazard Table Medical Canteen Chair Radioactive Table 

(Free Gift)

These Lab wallpapers and floor tiles with mysterious stains placed in your restaurants, it will leave your customers wondering what else is happening inside your restaurant’s walls.

Lab Wallpaper Lab Tube Panel
Lab Floor Stain Tile Lab Floor Drain Tile Lab Floor Tile

Make sure to stock up on these arcade and popularity booster items to keep your customers entertained while barricaded inside your restaurants. The Ouija board will allow your customers to walk up to it and ask the spirits questions (hopefully the good spirits) while the Helicopter, although unable to fly your customers right out of your restaurant to safety, will lift them briefly in the air and could come in handy to ward off some undead customers that may have slipped into your restaurant. Most undead are not smart enough to know not to walk into a moving propeller.

Escape Helicopter: Available two days only  (48 hrs) –  Sunday and Monday October 24th and 25th GMT

Lab Arcade Machine 

(200 coins/4 hrs)

 Ouija Board Arcade 

(600 coins/2 hrs)

 Escape Helicopter 

(adds +1 to popularity)

The recent invasion of the undead around Restaurant City is said to be linked to laboratory experiments gone horribly wrong. Apparently some restaurant owners were desperate to find ways to get more customers. Perhaps you should set up a small laboratory hidden within your restaurant to try to create the necessary reanimated fluid which is made from a mixture of ingredients that will bring the undead back to life when injected into the brain. Will you be the one to save Restaurant City from being overtaken by the undead?

Lab Power Generator Toxic Food Chamber Lab Equipment
Escaped Undead Specimen Capsule Undead Specimen Capsule Toxic Spill 

(Free Gift)

Hospital beds, Operating Table and hospital dividers will be needed in your restaurants hidden laboratory for testing out the reanimated fluid on your test subjects. Having one of your cleaning staff on hand may be a good idea to clean up any unfortunate mishaps.

Operating Table Overturned Hospital Bed Ghoulish Hospital Bed
Hospital Divider

Equip your restaurants with enough survival weapons, barricades and getaway cars for all your customers. For you and your staff, the Zombie Defence Tank will guarantee a safe exit and a means of driving around Restaurant City while you inject the undead with the reanimated fluid.

Zombie Defense Tank Survivor Weapons Abandoned Getaway Car
Undead Barricade Barricade Side Table 

(Free Gift)

In the kitchen this week your staff will be cooking up and serving some almond brain pudding for your customers with your new survivor and vat stoves. Hopefully the mad scientist hasn’t decided to use your customers as test subjects with this new dish!

Vat Stove: Available one day only (24 hrs) –  Friday October 22nd GMT

Survival Stove 

(cooks 6% faster)

 Vat Stove 

(cooks 20% faster)

 Almond Brain Pudding 

(dessert)

To help put your customers at ease while eating in your restaurant this week, we have added two new avatar facial features eyes and a mouth. Equipping all of your staff with the unmistakable look of a survivor of the undead will leave no room for your customers to be afraid to eat in your restaurant.

Survivor Face Sample Survivor Eyes and Mouth

We hope you have enjoyed this weeks update!!! Don’t forget to visit Restaurant City forums and Fan Page regularly for free ingredient giveaways and to keep up with whats new in Restaurant City!.

Eat Drink and Be Scary!!!

*Disclaimer* Sometimes decisions are made at the last-minute and things can work out differently to how we first thought. All information including pricing should be taken as a guidance only and is subject to change before and after release.

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Restaurant City’s Halloween Ghoul Clicking Game

October 16, 2010

Oh, no! Ghouls are appearing all over Restaurant City! With zombies, ghosts, vampires and more appearing, will you be able to get them all and save your street? With amazing rewards and prizes to get, you’d be insane not to!

Ghoulish FAQ’s

Where to Find The Ghouls Ghouls will appear outside you or your friends restaurant and on the street. Make sure to visit gourmet Street were you will find rare Ghouls not found anywhere else!!

Rewards All rewards will change daily, allowing you  24 hours based on GMT clock to collect each enough Ghoul zapping points to collect each item. Make sure to log in daily to keep those ghouls  away and collect your prizes.

Ghoul zapping points

Achievement

150 points Daily Bronze prize

400 points Daily Silver prize

800 points Daily Gold prize

As you level up and receive each daily prize  your  friends will also get a free gift to celebrate with you, make sure to publish the free gift to your wall to share with your friends.

What is the weird pumpkin  bar on the right hand side of my screen?

This is your Ghoul Meter! Every time you click on a nasty ghoul wandering about Restaurant City, your Ghoul  Meter starts to fill up! Once it reaches the top, you’ll get a prize!

Clicking on the pumpkin at the top of the meter will let you know how many points you currently have, Today’s top prize and how much time till the next set of prizes are reset for the day !!!

You can click on the question mark ( purple box) for additional information about the Ghouls point values and hints .

from the screen above  if you click continue it will display for you todays prizes for each category, how many points it requires, your status of each level and the count down time till today’s prizes are rest

How many prizes can I get each day?

Each day there are three prizes up for grabs – a bronze, silver and gold one. Once you have all three  you’ll have to wait until the next day to collect the next days  prizes

What kinds of ghouls are there?

There are seven types of ghouls: zombies, ghosts, bats, hand-in-grave, vampire, mummy, alien. But some of these are extremely rare! Where will you find them?

Will the ghouls hurt my customers?

No. :) Your customers will continue to walk into your restaurant

Will the ghouls come into my restaurant?

Ghouls will only enter your garden area of your restaurant if you don’t have all 3 access points blocked off.  They will not enter through your restaurant door.

Happy Ghoul Hunting !!!

NOTE: these may change from time to time. If they do, we will try to get you the most updated version!

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Transylvania… Love at First bite

October 13, 2010

Restaurant City’s update this week takes you to the enchanting Region of Transylvania. Home to famous Bran castle situated high on a hilltop with beautiful views, its narrow dark corridors form a mysterious maze of ghostly nooks and secret chambers making it easy for a vampire to hide within. Use your vivid imagination to recreate the dark and intimidating stomping ground of the mythical Count Dracula.

Start your customers dining experience by displaying the exterior of your restaurants as a spooky Transylvanian castle, where all sorts of mysterious events can happen, like the mysterious sightings of the Headless Horseman, or the Count’s carriage mysteriously appearing in your castle. Make sure to warn your customers about those meddling kids with their Mystery Van parked out front roaming around your restaurant whispering: “Quite the few mysteries we have on our hands, gang!”

Spooky Castle Roof Spooky Haunted Roof
Outdoor Transylvanian Castle Window Outdoor Transylvanian Castle Door Transylvanian Banner
Headless Horseman The Counts Black Coach & Horses Mystery Van

Elegant Antique chairs and tables are included in this week’s Transylvania update for your customers to enjoy eating their food on. For those customers looking for a more spooky dining experience you can always seat them at the multifaceted tombstone tables.

Antique Dark Wood Chairs Antique Darkwood Table Tombstone Table
Side Table With Skull Side Table With Goblet of Blood 

(Free Gift)

A Large Transylvania Castle Door to welcome your customers and Castle Windows displaying the moonlight will set the mood nicely for your customers.Place the Portrait with Moving Eyes set at your entranceway to help keep an eye on your curious guests.

Transylvanian Castle Door Transylvanian Castle Window Portrait With Moving Eyes 

(Animated)

These wallpapers and tiles allow you to create an indoor or outdoor castle appearance. Who said Area rugs were for only indoors? Toss a couple of these in your outdoor area to help bring the inside feel of the castle outdoors.

Misty night Wallpaper Castle Wallpaper Castle Floor Tile
Large Antique Rug Antique Rug

For your Transylvanian kitchens, we have added a Creepy Vampiric Stove to help you cook up some scary but yummy treats! The mysterious Obsidian Drink Dispenser will definitely leave your customers trying to figure out the mystery of how it serves drinks at such an alarmingly fast and spooky pace

Creepy Vampiric Stove 

(10% Faster)

 Obsidian Coffin Drink Dispenser 

(16% Faster)

 Silver Drink Dispenser

Take a bite out of your customers and turn them into Vampires with the coffin anti-taninator, and all while making a profit! These Angelic Toilets are perfect for those scared customers in a hurry to get back to their table.
Coffin Anti-taninator 

(Earns 700 coins/ 2 hrs)

 Angelic Tombstone Toilet 

(works 5 % faster & twice as long without breaking)

Making this theme even more frightening for your customers is the Creepy Skull Gates which welcome the daring to go into your restaurant as they explore what looks like to be a cemetery with old and broken down tombstones and columns along the way to the dining hall

White Creepy Skull Gate Creepy skull Gate Creepy Divider
Stone Divider Corner White Transylvanian Column Dark Transylvanian Corner
Cross Tombstone Broken Tombstone

To stay on the safe side, consider hiring Count Darkchocula to keep a look out for trouble while your customers enjoy their enchanting meal. You never know … the Fettuchini Mummy may awaken from a slumber in his Sarcophagus!  Hmmmm, you may just have some use for those meddling kids with the mystery van after all!

Count Darkchocula Fettuchini Mummy 

(Animated)

 Sarcophagus

Combining these decorations and soft lighting inside your restaurant will have your customers shaking in their boots with the Creepy Castle Statue, Mysterious Raven Dark Spice Library shelves throughout. Your customers will leave your restaurants feeling as if they had walked the halls of the Legendary Bran Castle itself.

Dark Spice Library Mouseloeum Lamp Creepy Castle Statue
Candleholder 

(Free Gift)

 Mysterious Raven 

(Free Gift)

 Gothic Elegant Candle

Your customers will be going batty this week over the new dish on your menus. The “Blue Vampire Steak” is no ordinary Steak. Royal this dish to 10 and watch your customers turn batty and fly out of your restaurants.

Blue Vampire Steak 

(Turns customer into bat)

We hope you have enjoyed this weeks update!!! Don’t forget to visit Restaurant City forums and Fan Page regularly for free ingredient giveaways and keep up with whats new in Restaurant City!.
special shout out this week to one of our moderators DarkElfAqua who helped me co-write and gave me inspiration on this week’s blog post.

Eat Drink & Be Scary!!

*Disclaimer* Sometimes decisions are made at the last-minute and things can work out differently to how we first thought. All information including pricing should be taken as a guidance only and is subject to change before and after release.

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In The Midnight Hours

October 6, 2010

Dare to go over to the dark side with this week’s Restaurant City update. It is filled with a combination of Gothic and Horror inspired items that will have you screaming with delight. This time of year most activities around Restaurant City happen after Midnight into the early hours of the morning. To reflect this we have added a new night-time background which will bring an eerie excitement to Restaurant City as we draw closer to Halloween in the weeks to come.

First impressions are so important. Welcome your customers to your Gothic Nightclub by offering free transportation to your restaurant in the Goth Car. Doing so will start your customer’s experience off right even before they step inside your restaurant. Who knows?  It might be that your restaurant will be their Final Destination.
Goth Nightclub Roof Goth Clubbers Goth Car

Customers indulging in the horror surrounding Halloween will be fearfully pleased to see these items in your restaurant.Let’s hope their stomachs can handle it. You may want to consider having an extra cleaning staff on hand just in case!!

Figsaw Game – Shall we play a game? You’d be surprised how many customers will pay to quit happily pay for the privilege of sitting in a torture device!!(as described in game)

Figsaw – No need for Figsaw to be animated in your restaurants, one look at him is enough to send chills down anyones spine.

Sadacocoa Well - Getting served by a ghost coming out of a well will scare your customers senseless, but they`ll keep coming back (Sat,Sun,Mon)(as described in game)

Sadacocoa TV - This TV brings a whole new meaning to the term 3D. No glasses required.

Naughty Poltergeist – It may look like a harmless Teddy bear at first, but it’s definitely more than a regular Teddy Bear.

Figsaw Game

(Arcade earns 1200- 6hrs)

 Sadacocoa Well

(Limited Deal serves drinks 20% faster)

 Sadacocoa TV

(Animated)
Figsaw Naughty Poltergeist

(Animated)

Goth inspired tall back and upholstered chairs combined with deep carved tables will help bring sophistication, and not just spookiness, to your restaurants.

Goth Club Sofa Neon Goth Club Chair
Pink Goth Club Chairs Slick Goth Club Chair Neon Coffin chair
Slick Goth club Table Neon Coffin Table

Having these Midnight movie stars in your restaurant will provide entertainment never before seen around Restaurant City. Let your customers witness Corncob Black and Spam Freshwater turn into wolves at the very sight of Caramella’s eyes turning red with love for Cheddarward.

Caramella

(Turns Corncob & Spam into wolves)

 Cheddarward
Corncob Black

(Animated)

 Spam Freshwater

(Animated)

Greg the tasteful dancer’s appearance in our restaurants a few months back left everyone wondering who this mysterious person was. Well, guess no more! Judging by the red in his eyes and his “tasteful” middle name, it appears his secret is out. Make sure to keep him locked in his cage, to keep your customers safe from this thirsty Vampire.

Goth Club Dance Cage

(Animated)

 Goth Club Waiter

These darklicious windows and doors are perfect for keeping your Gothic club private, and any chance of sunlight out. Sunlight has long been known to be the most effective method of destroying vampires.

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Midnight Window Coffin Window Goth Club Entrance

A variety of wallpapers and tiles in this week’s update will allow you to create an endless number of design combinations. The spike torture wall and saw and spike floor tiles will add some additional animation to your restaurants Decor.

Midnight Wallpaper Goth Wallpaper Torture Wall Tiles

(Animated)
Spike Torture Tile

(Animated)

 Purple Goth Tile Tile Black Goth Tile
Saw Torture Tile

(Animated)

 Gothic Disco Tile

(Animated)

Gothic decor has a distinct look and has been around since the mid-12th century, often described as stark, mysterious, and spooky. Candelabras, Coffin Sofas, and Goth Drawers are the perfect accessories and décor for your restaurant

Deluxe Coffin Sofa

(Decoration only)

 Elegant Goth Lamp Goth Drawers
Goth Wall Lamp

(Free Gift)

 Goth Club Lights Sneaky Poltergeist

(Animated)

Trees are such an important tool in setting the mood.Don’t forget to stock up on the black roses, they can be used as a farewell to your patrons as they leave your club.

Midnight Tree Skull Tree Goth Flowers

(Free Gift)

We have two new recipes on the menu this week. A drink (Blood Orange Juice) and a dessert (Millionaire Shortbread) will complete your coffee bar recipes.

Millionaire Shortbread – Unlocks ultra-boost for your restaurant

Blood Orange juice

(Drink)

 Millionaire Shortbread

(Coffee Bar Dessert)

Employee clothing has a Renaissance and Victorian influence this week, with a Goth Shirt and pants for the men and a Caramella Jacket for the ladies on your staff

Goth Outfit Shirt Goth Outfit Pants Caramella Jacket

We hope you have enjoyed this weeks update!!! Don’t forget to visit Restaurant City forums and Fan Page regularly for free ingredient giveaways and keep up with whats new in Restaurant City!.

Eat Drink & Be Scary!!

*Disclaimer* Sometimes decisions are made at the last-minute and things can work out differently to how we first thought. All information including pricing should be taken as a guidance only and is subject to change before and after release.

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Wunderbar!!!

September 28, 2010

Cooks and patrons around Restaurant City will be warming up their bellies in anticipation of this week’s release. It’s early autumn and the perfect time to put together an Oktoberfest themed restaurant for your customers in celebration of the 200th year anniversary of this yearly event. The drinks are chilling and the Sauerkraut is simmering, Wunderbar! It’s time to make your restaurants look like good ol’ Bavaria.

To help give the exterior of your restaurants a true Oktoberfest you will find in this update cobalt blue and snow-white Festive Tent roof and tile. Did you know these are the official colors of the German state of Bavaria? Or if you would rather go more stately, there is the Bavarian House Roof and House tile.

Bavarian House Roof Bavarian House Tile Bavarian Sign
Festival Tent Roof Festival Tent Tile Bavarian Garden Bench
Bavarian Girl Bavarian Boy

Long wooden benches and tables are a common style of seating at any Oktoberfest celebration. For the first time ever in Restaurant City the Large Social Table will allow you to seat SIX customers – three on either side!  As an added bonus it also allows you to place the animate Schuplattier Dancer on top of it! Just be careful your dancer hasn’t had too many Oktoberfest Mocktails before attempting this.

Large Social Table Oktoberfest Table
Oktoberfest Bench Oktoberfest Side Table

Guarantee yourself a profitable Oktoberfest festival by putting at least one if not several of these Stalls serving wurst and sauerkraut in your restaurants functioning as an arcade machine and pairing it up with the Frau drink dispenser, serving drinks 5 percent faster is guaranteed to make your festivities not only a hit but a nice profit!

Wurst and Sauerkraut Stall

( Arcade 850 coins  every 4 hrs)

 Frau Drink Dispenser

(Serves 5% faster)

With Oktoberfest festivities going on in the fall time, keeping your customers warm may just be one of your top priorities. The Bavarian Fireplace in this weeks update plays host to a stuffed moose head who he himself looks like he’s maybe had a few to many mocktails himself! Placing the fake bear rug in front of it will help add a cozy warm feel to your restaurants.

Bavarian Fireplace Fake Bear Rug

Provide the atmosphere of an old German Brau Haus (Brewery) with these interior decor items. Since the party will inevitably spill outside, make sure you decorate your restaurants garden area with the Oktoberfest Bandstand so your Bavarian oom-pah band can perform while your customers dance the Polka!

Oktoberfest Bandstand Oktoberfest Door Oktoberfest Arch
Oktoberfest Banner Timberframe Banner Wallpaper

(Free Gift)

 Timberframe Wallpaper
Oktoberfest Tile Accordion Hanging Pillar

These  seasoned animated entertainers are willing to perform throughout Restaurant  City this week, most likely drawing crowds wherever they perform.  Molasselhoff is one to watch out for you don’t want to miss adding him to your restaurants, with his talents he may quickly become the festival’s most talked about  star!!

Accordion Player Tuba Player Clarinet Player
Schuhplattier Dancer Molasselhoff

Bavarian Platters, Steins with Flower and Pretzel baskets throughout your restaurants will help put those small but important finishing touches to achieve the perfect Oktoberfest theme.

Bavarian Platter Stein

(Free Gift)
Oktoberfest Basket Edelweiss

(Free Gift)

On the Menu this week we have added a Bavarian Platter which consists of Wurst (what is a Oktoberfest celebration without sausage?)Pretzels and Oktoberfest Mocktail (caution: too many of these may result in customers craving hamburgers and laying on the floor motionless).  For those customers looking for a more relaxing beverage and this week we have added the next Coffee Bar recipe, Frappé Mocha.

Oktoberfest Mockatail Bavarian Platter Frappe Mocha

Finally, dress up your staff to help in getting your customers in the mood to celebrate this Oktoberfest season with these one-size-fits-all uniforms. Frau for the ladies and for the gentleman the look of classic German Lederhosen (Hansel)!

Frau Top Frau Dress
Lederhosen Shirt Lederhosen pants

We hope you have enjoyed this weeks update and find it Wunderbar!!!!Don’t forget to visit Restaurant City forums and Fan Page regularly for free ingredient giveaways and keep up with whats new in Restaurant City!

Zeit zum Kochen
(Time to Cook)

*Disclaimer* Sometimes decisions are made at the last-minute and things can work out differently to how we first thought. All information including pricing should be taken as a guidance only and is subject to change before and after release.


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Two Green Thumbs Up!

September 21, 2010

This week’s new Garden Cafe items will have your customers giving your restaurant two green thumbs up! In reference to gardening, a green thumb means a special ability to make plants grow. With the addition of these new items, Restaurant City will be in full bloom, so get growing on a fantastic garden design.

These  Glass Roof, tiles, doors and windows will drench your cafes with natural light and create an extraordinary feeling of warmth and openness. Just the thing you need to bring life into your Garden Cafes and patio dining areas.

Richmond Glass Roof Glasshouse Tile Provincial Cafe Sign
Large Glasshouse Door Glasshouse Window Yellow
Small Glasshouse Door Glasshouse Window Blue

Decorations on the outside of your restaurant are as important as those on the inside. They give your customers a positive first impression and set the atmosphere of your Cafe. Planting some of these provincial flower beds along your wrought iron fence and having your male  Barista, who specialize in making coffee, outside greeting your customers will help draw new business into your cafe.

Low Provincial Flower Bed High Provincial Flower Bed Wrought Iron Gate
Woman with Poodle Male Barista

The new functional items for your restaurant also display some delightful animation for your customers. The Swan Pond will have your customers mesmerized as they watch this graceful bird glide across the pond, while using the birdhouse in your restaurant will turn all of the trash into flying birds!

Birdhouse

(Turns trash into flying birds)

 Swan Pond

(Animated)
(Sample of birds)

Both the Garden and Richmond Doorways in this week’s update will give your French Garden Cafe’s an outdoor feel. Adding more than one of the Richmond doors in your restaurant will completely open up the interior and make your customers feel like they are actually dining outside!

Garden Doorway Richmond Doorway Richmond Wallpaper
Parisian Awning Red Parisian Window Green Parisian Window

Never before has there been a table like the Grand Richmond Table in Restaurant City. Not only does it come with an umbrella to help shade your customers from the hot sun, but this table will also allow you to seat and serve not one, not two, but four customers at a time! Combine this table with the Richmond Chairs and Wrought Iron Dividers to give your customers a true outdoor cafe dining experience.

Grand Richmond Table

(seats four customers)

 Grand Richmond Chair
Wrought Iron corner Divider Wrought Iron Divider

Every garden needs at least one of these European phenomenons: a Garden Gnome. Make these protectors of the earth the center of attention alongside The Birdbath and Marble Garden Statue.

Marble Garden Statue Garden Gnome

(Free Gift)

 Birdbath

Trees properly placed around your restaurant are the green way to help reduce air conditioning needs for the interior, and will also aide in reinforcing the symmetry of the garden in your cafe.

Large Glasshouse Shrub Small Glasshouse Shrub
Large Glasshouse Tree Small Glasshouse Tree

Fill your Garden Cafe with the fresh scents of a mixture of these vibrant flowers, suitable for both indoor and outdoor decor. Also, don’t let the coffee grinds from your coffee bar go to waste, sprinkling it around the soil of your flower shrubs will help fertilize and keep your Cafe Garden looking great all year round!
Refined Flower Bed
Red Flower Bed Centerpiece Blue Flower Bed Centerpiece Yellow Flower Bed Centerpiece
Red Flower Bed Corner Blue Flower Bed Corner Yellow Flower Bed Corner
Red Flower Bed Straight Blue Flower Bed Straight Yellow Flower Bed Straight

This week’s limited item will only be available for three days starting September 24th GMT. You don’t want to miss out on this hot (or should I say cold?) Mystery item!!! It’s a must have for your cafe, and it will help you to have your customers swirling in and out of your restaurant in no time flat!

Mystery Limited Item

On your menus this week are four new recipes. On the drinks menu, we have Cafe Viennois (a viennese style coffeehouse), which is a hot drink usually made up of a single or double shot of espresso, and Lemon and Ginger Tea. We also have two new dishes with Key Lime Pie and a Cinnamon Swirl. Once levelled, each of these will unlock a new feature to enhance your Coffee Bar.

Cafe Viennois - Unlocks Coffee Percolator
Lemon and Ginger Tea - Unlocks Express Yourself Coffee Machine
Key Lime Pie - Adds Pastry Knives and Toppings
Cinnamon Swirl – Unlocks Counter Decorations

Cafe Viennois

(Drink)

 Lemon and Ginger Tea

(Drink)
Key Lime Pie

(Dessert)

 Cinnamon Swirl

(Dessert)

We hope you have enjoyed this weeks update and give it two green thumbs up and remember,Good gardeners take care of their plants – weed ‘em and reap!!! Make sure to visit Restaurant City forums to see what new awesome designs our users come up this week.

Let’s Get Cooking!!

*Disclaimer* Sometimes decisions are made at the last-minute and things can work out differently to how we first thought. All information including pricing should be taken as a guidance only and is subject to change before and after release

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Paris… Love, Lights and Cafe!!

September 14, 2010

Bonjour. Je voudrais un café, s’il vous plait (“Hello, I would like a coffee, please.”) can be heard around Restaurant City this week as locals and visitors to Restaurant City enjoy a stroll in search of fresh coffee and pastries through the most dazzling city in the world, Paris, The City of Lights. Parisian Bistros/Cafes are known to serve some of the best coffee in the world; and this update, filled with lots of new coffee-related items, will not disappoint your customers.  Allow Restaurant City to bring you the kind of Parisian coffee shop that your customers will love and a wonderful spot to enjoy a relaxing meal or an intimate coffee with friends.

The Coffee Bar is brand new this week, and it’s unlike any bar seen in Restaurant City before. For the first time ever, this functional item acts both as a stove AND a drinks dispenser! Master the Hazelnut Latte to unlock this new bar, and master the additional new recipes to add more benefits and features.You can check out the full FAQS on the Coffee Bar here

Coffee Bar
Almond Cappuccino Hazelnut Latte Rocky Road Cake
Almond Croissant Hazelnuts Almonds

French doors are considered a staple of French design. Installing the double Bistro doors on the exterior of your restaurant, complemented by any one of the bistro windows, will show your customers your appreciation and fondness for the French look.
Green Flowered Window Bistro Entrance Green Bistro window
Red Flowered Window Red Bistro Window
Outdoor Eiffel Tower Bicycle

(Also available inside)

 Metro Archway

A major factor in achieving the perfect Parisian Bistro style restaurant is in the selection of tables and chairs. Metal framed chairs are a must have for this look. You don’t have to limit yourself to the selection we have added in this weeks update, but we do recommend adding a few of the Cafe Bar extensions to keep up with the growing popularity of your restaurants due to the new Cafe Feature.
Coffee Bar Extension Black Bistro Table Silver Bistro Table
Coffee Bar Table Red Bistro Chair Silver Bistro Chair

Allow your customers the opportunity to enjoy a little bit of Paris every day with the romantic and comfy feel offered by these French bistro decor Wallpapers, Columns and the Paris Pathway Tile.

Bistro Wallpaper Ochre Bistro Wallpaper White Parisian Wallpaper Red
Parisian Wallpaper Cream Cafe Wallpaper Red Bistro Column
Green Bistro Column Brown Bistro Column Pink Bistro Column
Paris Pathway

(sold as individual tiles)

One of the fun areas of Parisian bistro decor is the paintings and wall decorations that go with it. You can transform the entire room at once, or you can slowly add one piece at a time until you have achieved the perfect look for your restaurant. It’s the perfect chance to show your customers some of your personality.

Bistro Chalkboard Post Impressionist Painting

(One second extra waiting)

 Impressionist Print
Bistro Clock Flowered Trellis Hanging Pans

Adding a few or all of these decorative items will complement your restaurant’s decor and create a French Café/Bistro feel with a noticeable Parisian influence. Don’t forget to add the smiling Bistro Waiter to help serve your customers

Delicatessen Shelves Suave Lamp Large Suave Lamp
Blue Deco Vase Red Deco Vase Bistro Waiter
Bistro Condiments

(Free Gift)

 Magazine Rack

(Free Gift)

 Bistro Flowers

(Free Gift)

This week’s theme wouldn’t be complete without replicas of the most prominent symbols of Paris, the Eiffel Tower (one of the most recognizable structures in the world) and the Metro Archway (the metro system in Paris is known as the Métro de Paris). The Eiffel Tower replica will help boost your restaurant’s popularity while the Metro Archway allows your customers to walk underneath it

Eiffel Tower

(+2 maximum popularity)

 Metro Archway

(Limited item)

We hope you enjoy the update. This week, with the launch of our NEW Coffee Bar, we’re going to be on the lookout for your competitions related to our newest collectible item (the Coffee Bar!) please visit our forums for more information and be on the lookout for a surprise visitor from Restaurant City HQ!!!!

Bonne Cuisine!!!
Happy Cooking!!!

*Disclaimer* Sometimes decisions are made at the last-minute and things can work out differently to how we first thought. All information including pricing should be taken as a guidance only and is subject to change before and after release

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Under The Tuscan Sun

September 7, 2010

This week’s Restaurant City update takes us to Italy’s, 5th largest region, Tuscany. Come and experience a land filled with tradition, charm, beauty and a land that was also the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. Upon visiting your restaurant, your customers can expect to experience that easygoing Italian way of life found so alluring and desirable, la dolce vita (“the sweet life” or “the good life”). This quality is indisputably linked to the Italians’ instinctive knowledge of how to drink and eat well

The natural textures and colors of stone, wood and water distinguishes Tuscan exterior decor, giving your restaurant a feeling of warmth and welcoming your guests to come inside! The Tuscany Cafe Entrance overflows with hardy climbers, a Rustic Sign, and Grape Trestles. Using this entrance is a perfect way to create  a welcoming atmosphere for your customers.

Tuscany Cafe Entrance Rustic Painted Sign
Farmer and Pig Grape Trestles Cow

Add a rustic touch to your restaurants and enhance your customers dining experience with the hand crafted Willow Chairs (made from real willow branches), the Home Crafted Table and Breton Chair or perhaps add some color with the Blue Checkered Table

Breton Chair Willow Chair
Home Craft Table Blue Checker Table

Stunning in both traditional Tuscan style and function with a natural look, these all double as attractive tables and shelves with convenient storage and counter space. Tuscan shelving is typically open and without doors in order to maintain the idea of openness. This is typically done to display the dishes and other pieces inside the shelves.

Pastry Tool Counter Carvery Table
Large Storage Shelves Glassware Shelves Earthenware Shelves
Grape Trestle Pots and Pans Pillar

Decorating colors in Tuscany are  warm colors for the most part. These colors are directly inspired by nature and sometimes are further accented with splashes of red. These Brick and Plaster Wallpapers, accompanied by two shades of walnut plank floors put together in your restaurant, will help you to achieve a traditional warm, Tuscan feel in your restaurant.

Tuscany Brick Wallpaper Rustic Brick Wallpaper Rustic Plaster Wallpaper
Italian Brick Wallpaper

(Gourmet King)

 Walnut Planks Light Walnut Planks

With food being a favorite pastime of Italians, Tuscan kitchens have traditionally been the place for loved ones to gather. To most effectively capture that true Tuscan feel in your restaurant’s kitchen, make sure to fill it with all the pieces of equipment needed to create great meals.

*Please note this weeks limited deal is so hot, you will only be able to buy and have a total of two of these (including your inventory).
Italian Brass Stove

(15% Faster)

 Limited Deal

(Sept 11th/12th Only)

 Pot-Washer

(Cleans Dishes 10%Faster)
Fruit Press Dispenser

(12%Faster)

 Meat Smoker Fish Smoker

Inspired by the rolling Italian countryside and rustic farmhouse villas, these accents will help put those crucial finishing touches in your Tuscan Restaurant. Make sure to choose the accents that speak to you! (Preferably in Italian!)

Scales Milk Urn Pasta Maker
Condiments Grape Juice Barrel

(Gourmet King)

 Country Basket

(Free Gift)
Hanging Meat Happy Pig Hanging Basket

Allow your customers to experience firsthand the great taste of Tuscan cuisine, known for its use of the best natural and flavorful ingredients. Gnocchi (dumplings), and Biscotti (a large, twice-baked almond biscuit) are among some of the most popular Italian dishes in the world. Adding these to your menus will draw crowds from all around for a taste of Tuscany.

*This week is also the last week to unlock your Champion Recipes. Recruit both your active and inactive friends to help you out by sending you free ingredients located under the gift tab!

Biscotti Gnocchi Seafood Pasta Bake

(Gourmet King)
Pizza Florentine

Mangiare Bene, Stare Bene !!
Eat Well, Be Well !!

Hope you have enjoyed this weeks update with your journey Under the Tuscan Sun. Please make sure to visit the Playfish forums for helpful hints and tips. Have some spare time while your workers are cooking in your restaurant and just want some fun? Check out Gourmet Ashley’s This or That thread for some relaxing RC related down time !!!

*Disclaimer* Sometimes decisions are made at the last-minute and things can work out differently to how we first thought. All information including pricing should be taken as guidance only and is subject to change before and after release

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